Functions of the Joint Implementation Committee

Functions of the Joint Implementation Committee is the last annex of the 10 annexes of FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA).

Under a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), the EU and partner country create a joint implementation committee once both parties have ratified a VPA. An annex on the joint implementation committee describes the structure and functions of the committee.

The main purpose of the committee is to oversee VPA implementation. The committee has both technical and political meetings. Committee members represent the EU and the VPA partner country. An annex to the VPA, or the main text, describes how the joint implementation committee operates.

However, a joint implementation committee only becomes operational when both parties to a VPA have ratified the agreement.

 

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